[Stoves] New York Times story on charcoal production and deforestation

Mon Jul 18 13:15:53 CDT 2022

Dear Crispin, you could not of said it better about the charcoal bans.

Interesting that the author uses terms such as 'raiding' the forests and
yet isn't this these peoples own forest? And from some sentences it almost
seems as though the Congolese twig collectors are the ones to blame for
global climate emissions from this story not and high end New York
furniture buyers 😆
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But well done to the Author including this quote at least ''A man
approached our small group of journalists and before we could introduce
ourselves, he began shouting: “I know what you’re doing. You’re writing a
story about climate change. You’ll write it, but we’re not going to
benefit. Not us. We are suffering here,” he said, declining to give his
name because he was angry at the general state of life in Congo.''  Perhaps
he had been interviewed before
<https://www.wri.org/insights/river-lined-smoke-charcoal-and-forest-loss-democratic-republic-congo>
?

It's so hard to understand how so many of the best scientists who have
written so many good papers about bans not working and the need to
formalize wood fuel systems in Kenya can be so ignored by the same Govt.
who issues purchasing tenders for the same energy commodity it has banned!
https://www.tenderyetu.com/?s=charcoal

Anyways here are a few links to some recent charcoal reading from around
East Africa for those who like reading about charcoal might find of
interest.

*Oct
2020 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337529059_The_contribution_of_charcoal_production_to_rural_livelihoods_in_a_semi-arid_area_in_Kenya
<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337529059_The_contribution_of_charcoal_production_to_rural_livelihoods_in_a_semi-arid_area_in_Kenya>
*

*2020 https://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication/prosopis-juliflora-potential-game-changer-charcoal-sector-kenya
<https://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication/prosopis-juliflora-potential-game-changer-charcoal-sector-kenya>
*

*Oct 2021
https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/118249/part-one-how-ugandas-charcoal-is-sold-to-midd
<https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/118249/part-one-how-ugandas-charcoal-is-sold-to-midd>
and https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/118363/charcoal-cartels-govt-officials-in-a-web-of-b
<https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/118363/charcoal-cartels-govt-officials-in-a-web-of-b>*

*Aug 3rd
2021 https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/counties/logging-ban-cuts-sh4bn-revenue-hole-in-forestry-3497572
<https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/news/counties/logging-ban-cuts-sh4bn-revenue-hole-in-forestry-3497572>
*

*9th Dec 2021
https://www.swedev.dev/charcoal-value-chains-in-africa-and-their-role-for-sustainable-development/
<https://www.swedev.dev/charcoal-value-chains-in-africa-and-their-role-for-sustainable-development/>*

*8th Sept
2021 https://worldagroforestry.org/blog/2021/09/08/feature-interview-mapping-kenyas-charcoal-value-chains-sustainable-future
<https://worldagroforestry.org/blog/2021/09/08/feature-interview-mapping-kenyas-charcoal-value-chains-sustainable-future>*

*May
2021 https://newrepublic.com/article/161947/nigeria-where-does-grill-charcoal-come-from
<https://newrepublic.com/article/161947/nigeria-where-does-grill-charcoal-come-from>
*

*2020 https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/7721/
<https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/7721/> *

*June 30th 2022 https://youtu.be/13EnHZfEGkg <https://youtu.be/13EnHZfEGkg>*

*10th June
2022 https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-06-10-ill-do-away-with-charcoal-firewood-ruto-promises-women/
<https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-06-10-ill-do-away-with-charcoal-firewood-ruto-promises-women/>
*

Meanwhile it seems that plans are afoot to power German biomass energy
stations with wood chips shipped in from Namibia.
https://www.germanclimatefinance.de/2021/02/25/german-climate-finance-project-used-to-create-biomass-supply-chain-for-german-energy-providers/
Does this mean this type of wood extraction (conversion to grazing) is a
greater driver of true deforestation rather then the typical charcoal
makers forest degradation mentioned in the article above?
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*https://www.fao.org/resources/digital-reports/forests-2020-remotesensing/en/
<https://www.fao.org/resources/digital-reports/forests-2020-remotesensing/en/>
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 *

All the best,

Teddy

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 8:13 PM Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <
crispinpigott at outlook.com> wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
>
>
> Here below is a communication from Kip Patrick from the Clean Cooking
> Alliance.
>
>
>
> Perhaps this will start a conversation, here and elsewhere, on how to
> create the necessary biomass resources needed to cook, and how banning
> charcoal production is usually a precursor to the destruction of forests,
> in spite of best intentions.
>
>
>
> Experiences in Chad, Rwanda and Haiti show that permitting people to grow
> and control their forest resources creates the conditions for sustainable
> charcoal production while banning it promotes charcoal mafias and resource
> robbery.  Chad is perhaps the clearest example of things gone wrong, gone
> right and gone wrong again.
>
>
>
> In Lesotho the production of wood (trees) is dominated by the private
> sector and a recognized right that people own the trees they tend.  They
> are sold, one by one, still standing, like American walnut trees.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Crispin
>
>
>
> *To:* Clean Cookstoves Media <media at cleancooking.org>
> *Subject:* GOOD READ: New York Times story on charcoal production and
> deforestation
>
>
>
> [External]
>
> Dear Clean Cooking Communicators,
>
>
>
> As you may have seen, the *New York Times* just published a powerful story
> <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F07%2F13%2Fclimate%2Fcongo-river-basin-deforestation-charcoal.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jgdHsqV2WGZysQqsopN%2Bmdw%2BKxOLELY%2FWwc9eU53zgY%3D&reserved=0>
> about the under-appreciated role charcoal production is playing in
> deforestation in the Congo River Basin. A charcoal producer interviewed
> by the *Times* aptly sums up the issue: *“What can you do when you see
> the only way to feed your family is to cut trees?” *
>
>
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> It’s a dilemma far too many families face each day. And while we all know
> clean cooking is one of the most undervalued and underfunded tools we have
> to protect nature, climate, and livelihoods – not enough people do.
>
>
>
> We would love your * help spreading the word about this story and the
> issue more broadly.* Below is a sample social media post and specific
> language that may be useful:
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>
>    - Post to social media channels and share with your networks: SAMPLE
>    TWEET HERE
>    <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcleancooking%2Fstatus%2F1547673060752310272%3Fs%3D20%26t%3DH743nG7Mt_RMzjKhhfqIfw&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qUWzxud58A%2BiBjrqcPuqm8LqjDtMUKKCmoEkdbeca2Y%3D&reserved=0>
>    - Leave a comment on the story on the NYT website here:
>    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/climate/congo-river-basin-deforestation-charcoal.html#commentsContainer
>    <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F07%2F13%2Fclimate%2Fcongo-river-basin-deforestation-charcoal.html%23commentsContainer&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lIzTVwdyDAvQ%2FQEMhxP2mzeAlUceo65UBa5eJaaDVrY%3D&reserved=0>
>    - Sample language below for comments, outreach, etc
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> *TWEET THIS:* This powerful @nytimes story highlights how the lack of
> #CleanCooking is driving deforestation, harming the climate, and limiting
> livelihoods. Global leaders must prioritize clean cooking as a nature-based
> climate solution!
>
> http://ow.ly/LS9X50JVZWL
> <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FLS9X50JVZWL&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BKdqM2x2ETVAjjNoz1SnFNTMHtDWV%2BrH57SyjLsPzjg%3D&reserved=0>
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> *SAMPLE LANGUAGE:*
>
>    - Clean cooking is one of the most undervalued and underfunded tools
>    we have to protect nature, climate, and livelihoods.
>    - We have the technology to provide clean, safe, affordable solutions
>    <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcleancooking.org%2Fthe-solutions%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GuvKz1ADXYo8L5Eawvsl5nv%2BVDMLfzqW2av0cDutDSE%3D&reserved=0>
>    – but only if governments, investors, and the private sector make it a
>    priority.
>    - Our leaders must live up to pledges to halt deforestation and align
>    with
>    <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukcop26.org%2Fglasgow-leaders-declaration-on-forests-and-land-use%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G2nKFeJgCF3Q42Iu1udUa%2BiRljviXQsmUF5XIYFoHQQ%3D&reserved=0>global
>    finance to invest in clean cooking as a nature-based climate solution
>    <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unep.org%2Fresources%2Fstate-finance-nature&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f14f33d4df646f6f2cb08da65e2bcd7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637934321771481966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BVHXdVME2sw55DZG9L14ySXn%2F1B9G%2FAIIj6IVw62SLs%3D&reserved=0>.
>
>    - We can — and must — ensure that no one’s life is limited by the way
>    they cook.
>
>
>
> Thanks, and again, please let us know if you have any questions or how we
> can support you.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Kip
>
> *---*
>
> *Kip Patrick*
>
> Senior Director, Advocacy and Communications
>
> *Clean Cooking Alliance*
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> 202-384-2992
>
> kpatrick at CleanCooking.org
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